Fostering connections between animals, people, and the Earth.

Events & Offerings

Our free ecotherapy and trauma-healing programs are scheduled directly through organizations or by individual request.

If you are a safe house, domestic violence survivor, human trafficking survivor, veteran, therapist, or support organization interested in experiencing one of our trauma-informed ecotherapy programs, please reach out at motherbearsanctuary@gmail.com

We are currently booked for most weekends through August 2026, though weekday opportunities are still available. Weekend availability opens again beginning in September 2026.

To learn more about our approach, please explore our Four-Step Multi-Modality Ecopsychology Approach to Healing Trauma, which focuses on:

  1. Safety – Nervous system regulation and creating a foundation of trust.
  2. Agency – Reconnecting with choice, voice, and embodied empowerment.
  3. Belonging – Cultivating connection with self, others, animals, and the more-than-human world.
  4. Community Integration – Bringing healing insights into daily life and supportive relationships.

Our programs integrate ecotherapy, animal-assisted healing, polyvagal-informed practices, mindfulness, movement, and community support to foster lasting healing and connection. 💚🐻

 

Community Grief Workshop: Stepping Into Your Ecological Identity (Inter-Dependence Day) July 5 | 1:00–4:30 PM    

“Grief and joy have been sisters since the beginning of time.” — Robin Wall Kimmerer
Do you ever find yourself slipping into apathy when faced with the state of the Earth, the suffering of animals, political division, or the constant rumors of war?
What if grief is not a problem to solve, but a doorway to walk through?
What breaks our hearts can also break us open—to greater love, deeper purpose, and a more authentic relationship with life itself.
Grief is not weakness. Grief is courage coming home. It is evidence of how deeply we love.
Join us for an afternoon of community, reflection, nature connection, and gentle practices designed to help transform overwhelm into presence, purpose, and possibility. Allow the land, the animals of Mother Bear Sanctuary, and skilled facilitation to support you in moving through grief and rediscovering your ecological identity—your belonging within the larger web of life.
When held with care, grief becomes fertilizer for growth. It deepens our roots and opens our hearts to a love big enough to hold both sorrow and joy.
Stepping Into Your Ecological Identity: Community Grief Workshop
📅 July 5 Sunday
🕐 1:00–4:30 PM
📍 Mother Bear Sanctuary
💚 Suggested donation: $55–$135
All proceeds support Mother Bear Sanctuary’s retreats for marginalized communities and our animal rescue work.
A whole-food, plant-based meal of tahini kale salad and fresh fruit will be provided. Please bring a vegan dish to share if you’d like.
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Fire-Walk- “The Art of Mastering Fear”

August 15 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM                 

Facilitated by Dave Tuscany, Certified Fire-Walk Instructor

A powerful evening of courage, transformation, and stepping beyond limitation. Look at the relationship you have with Fear and limiting beliefs. No requirement to walk on the Hot coals. $68 per person.

6:00 arrive Program starts promptly at 6:30

Mastering Energy

June28 | Noon – 6:00 PM.    

Moving what’s stuck. Reclaim Your Center. Return to Yourself

Guided healing day of deep emotional and embodiment work- a safe space to bring what’s real and return to a steadier version of yourself.   $85 per person (Scholarships available)

 

Additional Opportunities

How to Become a Kahu FREE Discovery Call with Dave Tuscany. Phone: 586-907-6125.  Free Mind/Body Reset: Tuesday Morning Free (Zoom)  8:00 AM  Email: dave@thruthefire.net for Zoom information

Becoming a Nature Mystic Retreats.

Sept 25-27th Intimacy Retreat Opening to connections with yourself, each other and nature. Learning through nature: clear consent, boundaries, and conscious communication, text 734-796-6690 to set up discovery call.

Ubuntu Radical Self Love Community–Meditation and Parts Work 

on Zoom 6-8pm, 2nd and 4th Thursdays. E-mail motherbearsanctuary@gmail.com for zoom link, donate to mother bear sanctuary to register.

 

 

Volunteer Opportunities  

Support Mother Bear Sanctuary’s mission or learn more about our Sustainability Leadership, Ecopsychology, and Ecotherapy  Email:   motherbearsanctuary@gmail.com

 

 

Barbra White M.A, Di. Hom, Ph.D. candidate 734-796-6690, BarbraWhite.com, e-mail motherbearsanctury@gmail.com   Ecotherapy sessions, Nature Mysticism trainings, and speaking, 6 books on Amazon.

Dave Tuscany 586-907-6125, ThrutheFire.net  e-mail Dave@thruthefire.net    Men’s healing, fire walking, Kahu training, and leadership development

Mother Bear Sanctuary—20470 Barton Road, Pinckney Michigan, 48169